Gaming Guru

Jest for Fun

Gambling may be described as a narcotic that arrests human intelligence long enough to get money from it.

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"You're cheating!" the card dealer said to one of the players.

"No, I'm not!" the player said.

"You must be," said the dealer. "You're not playing the hand I dealt you."

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"We saw the erupting volcano attraction at the Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas."

"What?"

"Volcano - you know, one of those things that belches and spits fire."

"You mean, you saw my mother-in-law there?"

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During World War II some GIs were playing poker in a British pub with some of the local men. One of the British players picked up his hand and said, "I'll wager a pound."

A GI looked at his hand, which had four aces. He said, "I don't know much about your money, but I'll see your pound and raise you a ton."

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As the guest was checking out of the resort hotel, the clerk offered him a few picture postcards. "Here are four views of our hotel as a memento of your visit."

"Thanks," said the guest. "But I have my own views of this hotel."